Versatile Quilt Shops
Quilt shops are more than places to purchase fabric and quilting supplies. Theyre a source of inspiration and a gathering place for quilters. Long time quilters have discovered these facts; beginners may enjoy finding out the many facets of these shops.
Here you can:
*Meet other quilters.
*Get ideas for your projects in progress and discover new ones to make.
*Take classes in various types of quilting, patchwork, and appliqué.
*Learn about the latest innovations in quiltmaking new fabrics, gadgets, tools, patterns.
*Discover books and magazines about quilts, quilt history, and quiltmaking.
*Find more than quilting supplies and classes at some quilt shops; quite a few have expanded into knitting and crocheting.
*Ask questions of quilt shop owners and employees. Theyre usually very friendly and helpful, part of that large, informal, worldwide family of quilters.
*You may find, as my daughter and I have, that quilt shops can become a place of endless fascination and dreams.
©2005 Mary Emma Allen
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